Wi4 !l I m. iii i iii b A. NlcPlKE, Editor and Publisher. LtttUF ttt AJU L.. rfiPTS AND EXPENDITURES f ,m r -mm r ta a OF QMUKIA LUILMI, VA., in ih-jllli lv of Jnnirj. IS77, to vta.l tint of jHiumrt, l7!. . rriiUitoft't Esq., Treasurer, DR. Lount In Tranf.ur.r-:. bands at last U to'f Duplicate fr tbe year W.T. 44.Oo4.J7 received on Seated Lund 241 UJ ' L'dh Lands.. 1,4). 82 n't rectived from miscellaneous CR. L tm'Vint raid ..,..,. I nlll.lj ' Stale j'tv .nut, mid Motility 300.00 em.w Jv.ni 3, .s.45 IS IHJ LJiT. 2.x 44 44 48M.I.O 219.00 l.0.(iO eai.no U3JI.II0 117. Ill Sil.OO 2,095.03 . 7.4 378 :) l'i ay 50 lso.un V1.-2 r.a 7 6 iS.7 4. a."i 6im Ji llW.L'l 143.45 10.M4 24 14 4 iv.r) 423 () 30 S 121 S7 fiurt.fil 11 :.l 4; 73 3' 0 .1 427 ; 1. H.I.U7 I en 2, Jl.(w l.S47.-i3 1.717.34 3,613 03 2,172 8 ! SO 1 2) jr. KoaJ una luwusuiir riiii; I'risonelS Jurors VsMw : iiirml i'rosecu'lons rl i tii r mid Tii'Stall r ll..iikt niv i.'oiiitnissioiiers :i;n.i'iii rs icm Counsel .... I nil A tinnier nun rr- Kieiglit sciih'S. ac I intin-e cri l on Jan nouns nki Intl. y i.'ntiiiiiissiuiiers ..is i, mini Tm verse. i eiiam-mm .' h-H t:tl ' nr 11 uirf live. .t'l.t' :n:i"if .i Iiinrelurs !. nu M floul . fiin.iii Jf in it inn Jan 11. 'iiun t IT, .1. 1- -muiipluT ii I'm f.'-rv Nors -t-r i iviiiK'iiilury I) miiniint l ..Ill til I II T 1PM. . i. tin ill i. ii tn Ci mm a bleu. i. n trmiioiig in hands uT t mi-int.ics fi.r 1-77 ii- ii' r'.- i i u.ini-ii,ii o:i tii.fc'iT.t;- ilaticfc in Trfnsurtr's liands V !ur H77 rtii'l pirvious j tnit: Wie. I. ley l, f'ro !( Tu p $ iMiiifl lturt!n.li. Woo-lvHle Hor... A'-t J K.I i "i "ii. CuiiitiriH Tti 7.71 i .v-x. ; in ir ii iiii r. E :iin'in'h I!'r. 4:i K.J. l.'t.. .i: !i Wtiril. .) l.u.lon II. :j.4l h i. o-..-n. r.imtii u '1'wp . ... 8..;U J. .-ii.lt. C.irr.il. town n.r TJ.'O Ji. i.i.niiii. lit iiii.l .i U'Mrds. Coiie- m;.i.l. It r pin 47 J..-"i!i A'liitns, Crnylc Twp 14".15 II- rti'inl Vjt, (irtliitui Twp 27 ' V. Vi N.irPHia. :M Wnnl, Jnhnst'n. 2'H.Ui' H.'ifii MrMoTiHKlt. J'roHptcl Hor.. li if '. 1. Woif, Siimrni rhiil Twp 7' Juruli l!in'. S'.isfiUf IimiiIisi Tivp.. .V.'.tHI 1 li.HiiiK P. Itii.iuii, Marr T wp . ... 7tjn.2ii A :f Ki ki nroilc, Ail-Ki iiy T'i.. i.lx i ; r i if K ri i ir. Ilarr'l'wp Lil.iivnii.iiimiinaTivp 2'.'l 14 i I. hi 1 1- luiiliis l.iirrnil l wii. . . . tfl.72 A n.1 r,iili,iii, l.'hC!l (irliiir n r.. Si.OO l'lip ii Mti? i t nihiii ir in Tri'ii rer's (.Minis, l-l Warii. ( iini-m li Heir . -X:-2.:H !:. Ji-.!'i!i,JHVKrd, .. aO.'l .;. J..hr, Wh.-i Iiy. H'tgi Vnrrt, Et.ens- t i:rz It T VM 24 i-"T. P. It. mitti. f'roylf" Twp 222 IKi .IiIiii W J nun". 2. 1 Vnrtl, J.)llllf-l'n. tii.4t J J.itm. H irnr. 4tli V nrcl, . ll;l.K I-::. Al. . U,i in. -ml. r.tli Win d. . 32.t: .Vm, l'nviiiiii!il, ill h Wnrd, . XX 7ll I T. U. I.iv:, .liickoiii Twp lin .' Jim M.-Ai.uIi v,Siiui'Unna T p. tl 87 !::. I. H Sit.ith, Miinm-r Twp l.it" I-'"- Mc(i'f, Fii.jipwt Hor .'W37 !'". J. F. Mt-lly, Siiin'iin lull Twp 14 Sl'.t I-". Ji.lm ; iili iic. Su miiiii viile Hor.. Si 42 ' "77. .Incur. Stiit.nmn, Tnylor Twp 34i Ki ''. J W. liiHv. Whiti- Twp l.G-'.l n." lien. W. l iinjjic. Wilujox- Uor 14 f4 ,.". 28 A mrvr nn: camdria COUXTY ... I r44- SH.IUJ .... lU'o., 179 M fi4 i.i . .. ISiKi M 47 .... Vl't "HI 311 M :7.i 1.12!.M) 2-;0.4D 14J.62 fti.im ... 147 J- 1'I.K) .V W .... 71 n judgment : Ni.-hoi:,. A!Im 1 ; 'I' in I.l. .y ,1 ot al ".. 1 .1 .tin liiusc H-iiJaniln Fcg.irt . w l imii Tiley Wilh.im Linton ynii.iei K. Iiy el al Vf-tne-l Kitsch J flih ( raver too. L. Ilowscr J W.f.ni) I hn T. oniiey Viwrlcs I. Iiii.-l'in et al I I. Vrf.ui. "'ni-l Km km w ii.m ll. Mci'lvllainl N iliiion Cin li nn 1 1 al Jicb onto aud lieu. Gates.. I t.0b5.9 Amoiint due f,oui JudginiitA 4.0371.68 m,.A " " 'oriatnbha fur ld77 'il pr vi.us yoars 4.R-5.2S in Treasurers' hands 7,i0.i.:c: lti.tiiS I.I A fit I.I TI KM. ""'fsn.ling Orders .Tn2.09 Dn. Vi . , IJ"ni1 2.8UO.UO H,h ,,rkl fr,"n K""'! ud ,n(,"l snn !! tn-. n Calar.ce in favor of CouDty.... tiriwioj A nrXT DI E llt'l ItK T ox an.l S.-i..i -p.. . nn.in Jjirr Town-hip "laekiick Township. ... ', Jhesi l.iwnhip ... '"diizinTown-hlp . ""' Jackson Township... ?'lor Township ... "Hh.,g,n Township.. " hiu Xownahip. . . I?oad. . 3.1.47 . IJ.a 1.14 -. 14.51 School. 27.45 1 15 W o3.!HI n.i3 f7.2d 1 14 1X.21 78.83 0?hcIE;'!.'I.".',oro,,rn"nn('' thsCnmmllnntr .S ' thl82tu y f J-auary, JAMES A. PORTER,) JOJ1N R. Ross, y Auditors. r P. McCO U.MICK," ) ir'a" y"' our "nl9 t Ebensburg. Janu-JOST-R D. PARRISII,) JOHN CAMPBELL, f Cnintr,hH ""T-igned Auditors of Cambria ef the l! """"-'l the vouchers and accounts tn be .. .. y J J-"1"'. 1H9. and do find them of llMKiiii1 " the foregoing etatements "abilities and v-m of said eounty. JAMKH A . POUTER,! JOHN H. IKW's. Umlitnr. Ih.n.K Ml .HICK. nsbiirg, Feb I, IS73.-t. A h M 1 -N" I ST R ATO R'S NOTICE. rtt?,e,r Mart Murray. deoM. y,r,7.'of 'l'n;nistratlon on the estate of Mrs. brtncr.,n?SrY' 1x1(1 of Urr township. Cam-I'ler-bTJ JVV'1' n8T'' "9n Krante.l to the Mi,,. to whom all persons indebted to said hrtn Ir?qUe,:e:' to raake payment, and those a, 5. I, u'" g.inst the same will ple.e pre- in.ta tirniier t niih.i.ii..i r 1..... f , gt ' .--"v. ..n.,, Bri.'UI'.-a, ar. MVRKA. Administrator. Iwf.. .Tail. 13, 187 St. Cs. REGISTER'S NOTTOF.! K OTICE !a hereby given that th followlni o ed Accounts have hcfn passed and HXl n the lUffi!.-r oHoeHt Eli. nshiir. in and for Jo .rT'A"' Kf r",n"rt- will he presented to the Orph,n- Curt of siiid enqtuy for con- tl ctay of Maiicu, A. I). ls8, to wit: Marr A E?k""i0t Francl guardian of ,2m.C,r.r.stf n',' n.nal '"X"1"' of f hom.i HeWltt. bXnjht.rdaaJL(rIO,,u Uewitt' lale ' 01I,l"n 8. The nrst and final account of PanT Pimond S"e",edr. L8Ti Uimond- Ute f Taylor low."." p. 4. The am and findl account of Margaret A late ..r t.'arroll town?lilp. deeeascil 8. The Ornt and partial account of John S Mo. Meriian, etecutoror H. njamln Hyern. dcceasc.l ..1 he feeond and final account of Jacob Yost administrator of I-onara Ott, Ute ot Ulacklick township, deceased. 8. '1 lie firrt and partial account ri t T fYtir on. admiiiiatratoror S.m l Kakini, late of White town.hip. ileceaxeil. " 9. The flr and final account of Bridget Brown Jti'r'f-n.Vr' Vf lnmc" A- Urown, late o Muu-' ster townslifp. ilcrrs'i. 10 The iirt ami tinn'l account of rtfy Jafie Innt TT; DXTU,ri.' I", Wm- irlmcr. who ws ox ecutur ot Robert Hl!ai,, late of Cambria town snip, le eased. 11. The llrst pnd partial account or Mary J. P inhmi'i?'1! f; ''''r" "' Hdminigtrator.of K. ,.V i- If ' ,ate "f w ,li,e township, deceased. 1J. 1 he first and final accnuut of .Tamos .Myefs administrator or t'nthHrlae Todd, late or Kbena liurg boronifh. ilcccascd. 13. The rirft ami ttnafnecount of John II. Arhle and Konanna Arble. administrators ot Wili'am Arble late or t'nrroll township, deceased 14. i he first aocount or John H. Ionglasa Kuir diaii of minor ehil.iren or Magdalen I.uther (ljitc M:igdilrn Mavis., dcceaicd )u. The first account or Miwi B. Miller and v m Slick, executors or Win. Slick, late of Stony, creek Township, ilcccaspii 16. The second account of Joseph S. Ptraver n.inilnistr.tor do bonis lion or t'onrad Heckcrl.th late of .Tntinstoffrt borough, deceased. 17 Thf first account r John ox, administra- T ,,rr- ,,f 'ohnjtoTn boro'. .loc d. 18. The tlrst account or Kvan J. Kennett, exec utor or John Hennett late ot Carroll twp.. decM. i'O The iiccount of F J. t.'hristv. executor ot F A. Christy, late or (iallitiln townVhip. deceased 21. The first and final account or F. . Shoetna k r. aihnlnisfra orol Win. tiuinton, late of Ulack lick township, decensed. 22. The first and final account or John Snvdor. administrator cum tiximni'nto anncxo or ticore Snyiler. latent Carroll township deceased. 23 Toe account ot tleorne Snvder, executor oT Jaaoh rCuntz. :ate of Carroll township, deceased. 24. The second and final account of Chas. An na, guardian of Julian tllnsser, minor child or t rancln trliisser. late of Chwt township. lce"d. 2'. The first and final account of tirilnth . Owens nuiirdian ol )iivcr K. Thomas, a minor son ot John H. Thotnas. decease. I. 28. The first account or Oeo. C. K Zabm. ad min i.rra tor eitn tcatauieflto anncxo ot John 21 m uei man, dee'd. JAMES M. SI.MIEK, Keirister. Itt gistor's Olfice. Ebensbuig, Feb. 4, 187S. rnWKSTY-Fin.ST Annual State- JIKNT of tlio Protection Mutual Fire Insurance Ci mpsn v of iimbi iu ooun ty for (he year ending Jan. 14th, liTs: Am"t or property insured Jan. I'll. 1-77 1,14,415 SO Am't ot property insured during he jot . 81 414.88-il,488.r29.eB Ileduet amount expfred lnr ng the ear 17S,i0.l. I)etuct n mount surren dered and aanceled ... 8S.?t.0O 21T. 818.85 Am't of property insured Jan. 14, H7S l,2is.eu.0.s A m't of premium notes in force .Ian. stli. 1I77. . 4118.540.9-2 Am't of premium notes taken during year Iciuct nm't expired dur ing year Deduct am't surrendered and canoeled 81 23 40-$ 148,180.02 19,39. 81 4 856.P3 84.05.1.3,) Am't of premium notes In force Jan uary 141H, ls78 4124,124 72 No of Policies Issncd during the vear 2"3 " " tn foree Jan. 14th, i78 l.inl CASH AfTOfTNT RErr.tPTS. Am't on hand at last settlement. 330.71 Ca?h tor new insurance 1 22 29 Cash on ju iitment note 1.120.31 Interest receive.! in.1.6'2 Am't Asdesnient No. 6 4,Ot51.69 f8,S78.I.2 iirnntTi'RK8. Losses t Lawrence Murphy. ...f 10 00 leo. Huntley. St.tH " N S. (li-orae 7d " John Cron c. i.00 " J a con Hoover 2KI.00 " ' John T. Hughes.. .. 1,K.7..V " J. H. Cnogan 800 00 " John Phil-ips ;00 00 " Dr. J.C. Wilson. R.ioo tTommission . n assessment 203 07 Secretary's fees 3J.,M) Treasurer's salary . to oa Kent ". 4' i 00 A jents' commissi. m 2u.75 Premiums returned for Policies canceled 67.09 Printing, postage, stationery, etc 78 51 Filing charter 26 00 I 'ompensatlon of Ex. Committee 8r.00 Expenses adjusting losses 25.0013,810.70 Balance on hand and in Bank .3,0ij7.2 R SOFRCKS OPTHIt COMTA JY. Premium notes in force Jan. 14. 1878 124.124.72 Balance on hand and in Bank 3,iHi7.s-2 Am't (ieessduiciit Nu. 5 iu haudsasscssed 602.21 128.OS4.75 Jan. 25. H7. the foregoing account audited, found correct and approved. fH-.O. HUNTLEY. ) F.. KOBKHTS. Ex. Com. fc.O. M. KEADE, Feb. 1. I879.-3U EXECUTOR'S SALE.-On tt'r.D NF.SDAY, Fkb'y 20, 1878. at 10 o'clock In the forenoon. I will offer for sale at public ven due, all thai certain homestead or piece or parcel of land situate in Carroll township. Cambria coun ty. Pa., bounded on the north by lands of Peter Hoover and heirs of John Bennett, on the east bv lands or Michael Noon, on the south by lands of John Murray and Adam Schettig, and on the west by lands of said Adam Schettig. containing !( .tern mikI f7 Prrrlirs, more or less, about 100 Acros cleared, balance in timber, having theieon erected a two-storr L-oo llorsit. with good rellur, a Loo Bank Barn, with sheds all around, an.l other outbuildings. There is an ex cellent spring of living water near the door, and a pood orchard of apple and peach trees In full bearing on the premises, the same being the r. al estate of which Michael Murray, Uteol said t wn ship, died seized. T bums or Salb. frne-tjilrd cash on delivery of deed, and the balanee in to tqnsl annual pay. ments, with interest, to he secured by the bonds and mortgage of the purchaser J AM I'.S C. MURRAY, Surviving Executor, 8tC. Ebenebnrg, Pa., Jan. 23. 187 -3t. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. At the above time and pt.icc I will altto offer at public sale a large io of personal property, consisting of 3 heat Horses. 1 Milch Cow, 2 head Young Cattle. 10 head Sheep, 3 SlioatS , A anon. Cart. Sleds. Plows, Harrow, Harness. Windmill. Threshing Machine ; Oats, Corn and Potatoes by the bushel. Hay by the ton. Straw ty the load, and a general variety of Household and Kitchen Furniture, consisting of Bedsteads, Bedding, Ta bles, Chairs, stoves. Ac.Ac, the terras tor which will he made known at time of sale and will be liberal. J AMI'S O. MURRAY. Adm'rof Mrs. Mary Murray, dee'd. ISSOLTJTIOX. The partnersliir- heretofore existing tretween the umlep signed, trading under the firm name ol Menticr fc Kothroek, has been dissolved by the sale of their business to Mr. C. Leap, who will henceforth carry on the traffic ot inin ng and shipping coal at and from Lilly's station, in the doing of which we cordially commend him to the patronage of all our old customers. F. W M KNTZIH. Jah. 25, 187S.--l.-8t. S. B. ROTHKOCK. f)C Flegmt Tarda, wo tteo nlikf. with nam. 10.. Zt) pen pa lil. .1. K. II rder, Maldan liridgs, N.V- 'HE 18 A FREEMAN EBEXSBURG, lloiv Sir tVnu mip Found the J-reasure In the sea. While at the Bahamas, Phip vra told of a Spanish vessel, wrecked oft Puerto Plata more lhau fifty years before, with a very large treasure. His means not being sufficient for this expedition, Phips sailed for England and made direct application to the Aiimiiality to aid him in his search. So ably did this true son of the sea lepre- :it his cause, that he was given command of the "Hose Algier," a ship mounting eighteen guns aud carrying a hundred men. The exact position of the wieck was not known, and the untrustworthy character of I he crew added great difficulties to the Undertaking. 1 should bu remembered that diving bells, diving-armor, and the like, were then unknown. Hut the courage and indomitable peiseveiance of Phipsnow came into play, aud he had a capitalchauce to show the st uit of which he was m;nie. Soon after they had sailed, the crew came aft, armed, and determined to force I'hips to yield to their wt.slies, which probably were that they should ail turn pirates. Without giving them time to deliberate, Phips Hetv at their leader, hurled him to the deck and dispatched him on the spot a deed so prompt and daring that it awed the mutineers inlosubmission for the time. One who lias never seen a mutiny at sea can form but little idea of Its desperate Charac'ei, aud the Vapidity of action and unflinching nerve required wheie men are j shut up alone on the wide ocean with a quarrel sj deadly in lis natuie that no com promise can be thought of for a moment, ami no quarter can be Allowed with safety to him w ho gives it. lint the next plot to seize the ship was eveu more dangerous. The '-Kose Algier," being in need of repairs, was taken to a cove in a small uninhabited island, and careened on one side in order to reach the damaged place. Mots, of the stores were moved on shore, the ship was hove down, and a bridge was l.id between the deck and the laud. Under the pietense of pas time most of the crew now betook them selves to the woods, and there plotted to let tun at seven in the evening, seize the ship, force Phipsand eight faithful men on shore, leave them there to perish, and themselves sail away on a piratical cruise. Hut the carjientcr was one of the few who stood by the captain, and yet they could not risk putting to sea without him. They sent for him, tlieiefore, on some pretext, and, having him in their power, olleied the choice of instant death or of joining bis fortune to theirs. He b gged lor half an hour to think about it, and said that at any raie he should have to nUiiii on boaid for bis tool-chest. They gi anted his re quest, and sent two men with hi to to watch h:s movements. Soon after, he was sud denly taken with a pretended cramp or colic, and in great seeming agony rushed into the cabin tor medicine; there he found Phips. and in a few lapid words levealed the plot. In less than two hoUi s the tmi tineeis would be marching on die ship. Not an itihlant was to be lost. Immedi ately tlie guns weits loaded and trained to command the shore aud all the approaches to the stores ; the bridge was taken in, and when the mutineers appeared they found themselves caught. In tones of l bunder Phips bade them not to stii or he would mow them down with his b.-.t.teries; nor did they dare to disobey. The bridge was again laid down, and the eight loyal men bi ought, back the stores to the ship. When all was safely on board again, the milliliters weie told that they were to be left to the fate hey had intended for I heir command er. In despair also teni'ole a pr..spect, the nnserable men threw do.vn their aims, and protested their willingness to submit if Phips won lit but relent and not sail away without them. After a long parley, lit: agreed to let them come on board, they having Mist given up their arms. Hut, with such a crew, further search after the treasure was useless. Phips, therefore, sailed for Jamaica, changed the crew, and again weighed anchor for H ispauioht. There he was lucky enough to find an old Spaniaid who told him that the wreck was Somewhere about a reef a few leagues uoith of Puerto de la Plata. Phips imme diately went to the spot. But his search for the wreck was long and unavailing, the season was changing , and the "Itoso Al gier," now but half manned and iu an tin. seaworthy condition, was unfit to prowl around a dangerous reef iu the Inn ricuie season. So, without having accomplished the object of so much exerliou and anxiety Phips was obliged to return io England, a baffled, but not a discouraged man. Very naturally, it was impossible for our adventurer to obtain another English shjp-of-war, although he received much credit for the courage and skill shown in control ling the mutineers, and one would conclude that the tieasureof the oid Spanish galleon would after this have rtn. ned at the bot tom of the sea. the exclusive tiossession of the turtles and tl e banieudas. But with laie pertinacity Phips returned to the chaige, and at last persuaded the Duke of Albcmaile and several oilier wealthy no. blemeti to his views. They foimed a com pany and ob ained a patent from King .lames II,, giving them the sole right to a?l wrecked treasure they might find dining- a certain number of jears. They then fitted out a ship and tender, the latter to cruise in coves and shoal water, and Phips invent ed several ruda contrivances for dragging aud diving, far infeiioi to the means now used for such purposes. Thus prepared, he sailed once moie for Hispaninla. There a small, stout boat was built, and with it and a crew of Indian divers the tender was despatched to the reef where the wreck was said to be. The tender was anchored in good holding ground at a safe distance from the reef, and the meu then rowed slowly in the boat a i ootid it, carefully ex aminiug the depths below for signs of t he wrecked galleon. The waters iu the West. Indies are very clear, and during a calm objects can be seen at. a considerable depth. The rocks were of regular form, rising nearly to the surface, but wi h sides so steep that any vessel striking them would be liable to go down many fathoms below the reach of the most expert diver. The ouly hope was that the wreck might have lodged on some projecting ledge." But the closest observation, long continued, failed to leveal any sign of the object so eagerly sought, although the water was perfectly calm. At length, a curious sea-plant ciopping out of a crevice in the sides of the reef caught the eye of one of the crew, and he sent down an Indian to biing it up. When the diver returned to the surface be rerw.rt. , ed that he had seen a number of brass WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FRBC, AND ALL PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1878. cannon lying tangled among the 8!ia-weed on a ledge. That was enough. Inspired with the greatest enthusiasm, diver after diver plunged below o be the first to dis cover the treasure, and ere long one of them brought up an ingot of silver worth several hundred pounds. Transported with success, they left a buoy to mark the spot, and mude all sail to carry the glad tidings to Phips. He would not credit the tale until he had seen the ingot, when he exclaimed, "Thanks be to God, we are all made !" Every man was at once enlisted in the service of fishing for the treasure. The bullion was discovered first; after that, in the bottom of the hold, the sea miners found His coin in bags, Which had been so long Under water that ihey were encrusted with a stony shell, hard as rock. This was broken w ith crowbars, revealing gold, jew els, and "pieces of eight," hi glittering abundance. The last day's work brought to light twenty massive silver ingots, and the w hole, amount recovered was somewhat over thiee hundred thousand pounds, a sum equal in the value of our time to five millions of dollars. S. G. Y. Benjamin, 81. 2sieholas for February. A "Customs" Joke. A joke in the dry details of the Customs business has come to light here, which for down right rich ness inay challenge the public service of this or any other country for a fellow. Some time afler his inauguration Mr. Hayes appointed a Florida man named Vance Special Inspector of the Treasury Department. Vance got his commission, and was jerked out of the steaming ever glades last fall and sent on a tour of inspection through the frigid Nnithern regions. He had special instructions to visit the Marquette District, on Lake Su perior, and overhaul the administration of Mr. Osborn, I he Inspector there. Vance is not familiar with all the details of the cus toms business, and like all new converts is exceedingly zealous, and has a way of making himself "numerous" I hat is not agreeable to the old officers of the service. As soon as he got to Marquette, Osbom took Vance's measure and resolved to teach him a piactical lesson. He told Vance that it had come to his knowledge that smuggling was being Carried on to an alainiiug extent at Isle Royal, a mineral knob that lifts itself in the northern cen tral portion of Lake Superior, about 100 miles from anywhere, and intimated that he might make his everlasting reputation by proceeding thither, ferreting them out, and bringing the pei petrators to punish ment. Vance was captivated with the idea, and took tho first boat for the island. It happened that the boat on wl ich Vance was an eager passenger was the last boat or the season to make a trip to this chunk oFlind in the watery waste, and the next, trip will he made about the 1st of next June. Vance has aheady been in exile over two months, and he still has four months of isolation aud reflect ion before him. There are a few Cornish miners and Indians on the island, and that is all. I here ate no newspapers, no communica tion with the oirside world, and worst of all, no whiskey. If Vance lives through his hibernation of more than a half a year, and returns with his rsual enthusiasm to the service, be will be voted a veteran. Chicago Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer. Ax Essay on Woman. The undomesti cated editor of the Newport Local thus re lates his matrimonial experience : "A wo man is a mighty handy thing to have about the house. She doesn't cost any more to keep than you'll give her, and she'll take a great interest in you. If you go out at login, sue o oe awake when you get home, and then she'll iell you all about yourself, and mute too. Of course she will know where you've been, and what kept you out so late, and will tell you ; yet, right after she gels through telling that, she will ask you where you have been and what kept you out so lale. And af er you tell her, and she won't believe you, you mustn't mind that; and if, after going to bed, she saysuhe hasn't closed her eyes the whole night, and then keeps up the matinee two hours longer and won't go to sleep when she has a chance, you mustn't mind that, either ; it's her nature. hat He had Recruited. During the last year of the late war, when a cad A-as made for one-year men, there was a young man iu West, Virginia that had some aspirations for military honors. He wrote to the governor Tor a captain's commission to raise a company of one-year men. He was sent a second lieutenant's commission, with privilege of captain, if ho go: up a company. lie put up a lent, hired a man to beat the drum, aud in a few d.iys got one recruit, and that was all he got in a month. The governor, thinking that he might have a company raised, wrote to ask him iT he had a hundred good men for one year. The lieutenant wrote back that he did nrf. have a hundred good men for one year, but he had one d n good man for a hundred yeais. Detroit I ret 1'ress. New Popular Music "Grease the Griddle, Birdie Darling," a beautiful new song and chorus by the aiUhor of "Bang my Scalp-locks o'er my Forehead," will have a greater run than any piece since "Dai ling, I am Growing Old." The melo dy is simple aud plaintive. Price 2.1 cents. Arranged for barber shop guitars and French harps, 3.1 cents : G rouse the Griddle. Birdie Darling -Grease it o'er With 'ambient Lard. Pour tho Buckwheat Batter on it. From the Bowl so Brum and Hard. And in or-ler that the Buckwheats I'e not Scorched and Burned and Sere, Grease the Griddle in Profusion -Grease i lie Griddle, Bird e, dear." This beautiful song may be obtained at all music stores, or by remitting the cost price to the publishers. St. Louis Journal. Slightly Mixed. Oh, it was a terrible runaway 1 You see, an umbrella was car rying a man and i. frightened a buggy and it started to run off with the horses and they ran over the l imp-post and knocked the side-w alk down and upset a little baby who was carrying his mother in her arms and struck some apples and knocked all of the apple women out of the peanut stand and then they went down the lightning like a street and knocked three spokes out of one of the horse's hind legs and took the hide off or the wheel aud I Tell out and run a mud puddle into my head clear up to my shoulders and the mud got full of my mouth aud ears and eyes aud I'll uever get over it and it's awful. ARE SLAVES BESIDE." the run KB SHOTS. A SOLblER's REMINISCENCE OF f HE LATE CIVIL WAR. I want tn tell yod a story of the civil war. Did I Say story ? No, it Is Do story, but a fact as actual as that the war com menced and ended. An additional fact is that it will give to the coming historian of the great rebellion an interesting incident to grace his pages, and some data to help his judgment. The writer was personally present, and was a modest participant in the scenes he describes, and Can and will vouch for the tl uthfnlness r bis recollec tions. It is aslo written iu Turtherance of that spirit or harmony which is beginning now to be the blessing or the country, and to do justice to the memory of some brave men who are nrw in Mi at condition which Co!onel O'llara so feelingly describes, that On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread ; And glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead. The scenes and incidents of these mem orable days should lie, by all who partici pated in them, committed to imperishable print, and not. left to the misconstructions of tho mis-.incss and uncertainties of tia ditiou. The seventh day of November, 18G1, was gloriously beautiful. Long before the usual time fov reveille, the officer of the day had notified the proper persons, and soon our chicory was boiling, the whole camp was on the qui vi ve, and as each one of us drank our, hot liquid out of our tit) cups, we asked each other, "What is Up now ?" It was only the cavalry that was aroused. Picket's regiment of infantry, the First Tennessee, lay beautifully snoring in their bivouac. The Tennessee Mountain itilles, Capt. White, the Memphis Light Dragoons, under Logwood, and the gallant company of Balleutiue (every one of whom was a gentleman and a soldier) were soon ready for acl ion. The morning broke bright and beautiful. I recolU-cr. the day well. No vember has been universally abused for its inclemency. This day did not deserve it. Nature ceitainly was in her sere and yel low leaf, but the air was as balmy as the last kiss of spring on the brow of summer. We waited a few weary minutes, when we smelt the religious presence of a staff officer, (Polk was iu command.) and soon the racket of "boots and saddles" sent every man into stirrups, and the battle of Belmont, on the Confederate side, had begun. News had reached Gen. Polk th.it Grant was approaching Columbus by the PaduCnh road, while the fact was I bat Miat gentlemati was qniell. dropping down his force on ihe Mississippi on transports, un der the eotivoy of tho gunboats Conestoga, Tyler and Lexington. Well, the Tennes see Mounted liilles were ordered out on the Paducah road, and after a brisk gallop of five miles found nothing on Shore-, but saw plenty on the water to have the Order given to change the head of column, and so came back the same way. But before we could report at the Episcopal residence, Giant had come around Milliken's bend, and re ported in person, we might say, to the Bishop by landing his troops just above a small hamlet named Belmont. THE BATTLE. The Bishop thought he was a fool, and paid no attention to things in the bend for some time, as lie supposed, as the country had all been scouted over, there was no passage for artillery through the morass, behind Belmont, where a camp of about 1,500 men and Belzhoover's battery was stationed. It is a low country, and a com mon joke among us was that they were sent over there to keep us from shak ing, as a large number of them had the fever and ague, and the Arkansas variety of it at that. We were wrong in this, for when the time came for work we shook more than they did, and no men ever stood more nobly to their guns until driven into the Mississippi by those fighting devils from Illinois and Io-va, under McClernard, Bufoid. Logan and Foulker. They fought for every inch of ground until they bad to go over the banks, and any one who has ever boen there knows that only a Gough could stand such water, even under the pressing influence of cannon and rifle balls. Soon Polk came to his senses and learn ed, too late, that Grant's advance was se rious, and on the wrong side of the river for him. He was again "Mounting in hot haste the steed' and we were ordered across the river, which we crossed under a murderous lire from our own captured battery and tho guns which had been brought by Grant. Frank Cheatham led the advance, and the Federals soon found themselves in the toils and the victors of but an hour ago found themselves the vanquished, and had liter ally to cut their way through the trans ports, under the prelection of the gunboats, which kept, up an incessant shelling. The Tennessee Rifles were early in action, and followed closely the flying enemy. The Sixth Iowa fought like devils, but had to give back. Three skirmishers of the rifles soon came within range or the transpoits. and hot work it was as the double-ended gunboats were belching shells every in stant. Crash after crash down came the limbs or Ihe trees, the rifle bullets added their spiteful w hiz to the thundered tones or the Columbiad, and Colt's revolver spoke to the Suarpe's carbine. It seemed as ir pandemonium had got on a pyrotechnic spree, aud that fire aud lead had seized the world. Still the three skirmishers had pushed on, but finally dropped betTlnd a large cypress log. It was safer to stay where they were than get back. This con dition or things could not last long. Up spoke one or the dare-devils! "I'm goin' to have a shot at that fellow who's doing all the smoking and bossing, if I catch a full shell tho nexi instant." So saying he leveled his Sharpe's rifle, which had never before failed him, and blazed away. Tho bullet cut the standard of the deck within half au inch or its ob ject. "I'll take another one. What's the matter with me V" Once more the barrel crossed the log, and this time the bullet must have gone through the clothing of the imperiui ba-. smoker, as he sl:ghtly changed his pr.&ition lo give some orders, but to the matksmau exposing the brass buttons on his waist. "Never a better mark iu the world," al most yelled the desperate tnaiksniau, "aud that man's my meat I" Carefully, calmly, coolly, that rifleman, who had and could take off a turkey's head at two hundred yards with his rifle, drew a bead upon his target the 6ix inches be tween the buttons behind and misled. Just theu a sueU came ctashiug to the spot. One of the skirmishers was killed, the othi er wounded; and the third has written this sketch. The n.an shot at Wat Gen. U. S. Graut. If. T. Star. The Romance of Divorce. The Atch Itlsrtn (Kan.) Ch-impion has the following relative to a couple who were recently di vorced in that city : "The parties live In Atehinson county, j and bave always been reputed especially respectable people of wealth and standing, and the divorce was granted yes er.lay witb- 1 out alimony or other relief. TIim wife was I the plaintiff, and she is now about 30 vears i old; tbe defendant is about G3. The parties ! lived in Indiana, and when they were mar- j ried the young wile was less than IS, while ! the uushaid was 50. One child was the fruit of this marriage, and for a time they lived happily together. Then the wife ac ensed the husband of infidelity and institu ted proceedings for a divorce, ana, as ne in terposed tin defense, a divorce was granted, with Si, 600 alimony. Both married again, and moved to separate States. The new wife of the old man absconded with a lightning rod peddler, and the young wife's husband eloped with a strange woman. A year or two after this tbe man moved to Texas and engaged in the Texas cattle trade, and com ing to Kansas with a drove of cattle, by a strange chance met bis former wife in Atc-h-itison. Thev became reconciled to each other again, and undertook to live together once more, 'Sijuire Jackson uniting them as Husband ar.l wife It seems that the bus- band had got a divorce from the wife who I he had come near having desjerate quar eloped with the lightning-rod peddler, but ! rels, for whenever he was introduced to a the wife had not been so particular. They ) peison, he iuraiiably offended him bv were now living in Atehinson county, duly j breaking out into a boisteions ieal of and legally married, when a great religions I laughter. Still if adversity oveitook this rptlral lu'i'iirru. it, il.ui. ..; n...t 1.1. . became imbued with a spirit of religion. Under this influence the wife confessed her shortcomings to the minister, and he recom mended that they live separate ami apart. Again a separation occurred, including a di vision of all the property. In a abort lime the religions excitemelit wore away and once more they joined their fortunes as hus band And wife, living together until a few months ago. Theu ihe wife came into the District Court and sued for a divorce on tlio grounds of neglect and ill-treatment, will, . V ' ..... the results as above staled." Trusting a Boy. During the session of the late Episcopal Convention in Boston, the Bishop of Louisiana, in ciossing the Common, met a b-iy whose face he I.mcied. and. calling him to him, asked if he had anything to do just then, to a-inch be said no. "Are you a good b.y ?" The litt'e fellow scratched Uis head and replied : "I am not a very good boy. I cuss a little sometimes." This candid answer inspired the Bishop with confidence, and he theu said, after giving bis name and address: "I want you to go to a ceitain place aud get a bundle for nie, and bring it to my hotel. There will be a chaige of eight dollars; here is the money to pay it, and a half dollar w hich you will keep for doing theeuaiid. "On hisrtturn to the ho'el the Bishop's friends laughed at him for his credulity, telling him that, he would never see the boy or t be money again, but in half an lioilr the young chap returned, biiuging the bundle and a receip ed bill Tor eight dollars aud a h.i?f, the Bishop having made a slight mistake As to the amount that was due. "How did you manage to pay the extra half dollar ?" he inquired. "I took the money you gave mo fr the job. I knew that you would make it All right." And "all right" it was made, atid I have nodoubtth.it the confidence that was re posed in that boy, because or hia truthful ness, will do him goid as long as hu lives. Bisfrpp Clark, in X. Y. Ledger. An Old Kentucky Duel. A duel was rought at Soap Island, iu Biidgeport, in 183(J. The participant were Shelion and L I IKTImI I' V Kllf.lt. kit tlwiltisl.t ft a. al 1'Asl Kingsbury knew it to be a joke. The guns were loaded with sort soap. Shcltoii won the fiist fire, banged away and drop ped behind a log. Kingsbury walked up, put the muzzle or the gun against the head or Shelton and pulled tbe trigger. Such a looking man was never seen. Soft soap covered his head entirely. In the agony or rlt.o..-, ; .- S:i,-1. .an,. K a.A n..t l,..,jr..l r the soap and exclaimed : "Oh, my poor brains: my poor brains 1 ifoalizmg the hoax, he sprang up and chased Kingsbuiy off the island with rocks, swearing all the w hile like a sailor. Shelton afterward en listed in Sam. Houston's war, and made a good soldier. Coming back from Texas, be passed through Hardinsviile with his gun on Ids shoulder. One of hU old fi iends cried out "Halt !" -He did so. "Present aims." He presented. "Make ready! He did so. "Take aim I" He aimed. "Fire !" He wheeled, tired right at the fellow, the bullet just, missed his bend, went i h rough the door and dropped on the floor inaide. Shelton took to his heels. In the civil war he mad a brave soldier, was unflinching in his attention to duty, aud died like a soldier at Mission Ridge. Interesting Discovert. The remains of a chapel built in the days of the crusades have been discovered near tho Mount of Olives, Jeinsalem. The road from the mount to Bethany passes along a narrow strip of land which ceases at a hill near the village. Ou the bolder of this road the ruins were found several feet below the surface. The altar oT tho chapel was as- serted to be on the exact spot where the i the thought that this would prove a good Saviour mounted his ass at the feast f ' weapon to discomloi them came into bis palms to ride into Jerusalem. Several minil. He called Collins to assist him, aud paintings were found upon the stones, in- J fining two Urge'pots with it, soou had it eluding one of the disciples of Christ: ' al boiling heat. bringing the ass to him ; another of the These he and Collins carried on deck restoration of Lazarus to life, and a third when tho Tray was hottest, aud with dij r a group or men engaged in a quarrel, j pers fluflg it about among the balf-naked Lieut. Kitchener, commanding the British j rascals. The pain caused by it, and Harte'a expedition to Palestine, nas Drought the plan of tbe chapel to Lngland, aud Capt Guillemot of tho French army has inscrip- turns. A bronze shield, with the emblems of tbe twelve trilwsof Israel upon it, iu Italian workmanship of the eleventh centu ry, has been appropriated by a neighboring pasha, who has giveu Trruifcsion to have it photographed, . Tup- erlUnr of th. t'u,thr ?.?.., r. who has evidently been there himself, tells all he knows about it thusly t "Watch a young man or average industrious, habits and you will find that be umlers-ands when the hour of twelve aud six comes to the half second, but put the saute individual of an evening alone, in a -pleasant heated from parlor, with a pretty girl, and he wont have the least idea it's nearly Z A m. until he bears the nnsers crowing. It is at snob a crisis as this that a stern father shines must brightly a a litae-piece," fermsj S2 per year. In advance. NUMBER 4. Our Ship's Cook a Hero. In the iitnron of 1S57 I was second mats of the clipier ship Fieiy Cross, bound from Boston to Shanghai. There was some val uable arms in our cargo, and we bad quite a sum or specie on boaid, besides many bales of rich assorted goods, and as consid erable interest was felt in the ship, Lcr coming was widely heralded. Every ship has au odd character among its crew, and ours was found in the person of Jack Hatie, the cook. His great peculi arity was laughing, for he did this at all times. When the train be was on was passing over the High Pressure toad collid ed with auother Coming from ttie opposite direction, causing thirty or forty poile to be maimed or killed. Jack laughed heaiti ly, though all the while he was woiking, bare aimed and with huge drops of sweat rolling from his face, to release tbe feutler eisbeld bytheiuins. His laughter sound ed diabolical then, though it was his man ner of expressing hia reelings. He was, fin fact, a man who had but one mode of showing the workings of his soul, aud that was laughter. He was kind hearted, sympathetic aud generous. He would langh at a funeral, though tie wag sorrowing all the time ; and when seeking for his pocket book to alleviate some piti ful want, to tbe talc of which be bad just been listening, his face would be convulsed 1 with the semblance of merriment. Often person, Jack was the first one to step for ward to Ins relief, -he amount of bis offer ing bting the exteut of his purse. As his reputation was widly known among sailors, his joining our crew was quite au event ; for he was a thorough man. aud in a long voyage a good cook is a J power in any bhip, for palatable food is the best source of pleasure aud kindliuessth.it a sailor can have when at sea. I 1 icif;- l.-.i- t. i l" . (...out f.r IT. tin n-nr. fihionc m IV,.. pirates cruel cut-throat hoides, having no fear of death, and no sympathy for a buffer ing they did not reel. Our voyage had lieen a fine oue, the gales we had nut having been light, and the woik easy. Wo passed safely through ! the stt ai s sepai atm i lie green-clad islands of the East Indies, and oti the lOih of Octo- I ber sighted thd brown hills that iuu along; the coast lino of China. j We were going up through tho Formo Channel, and bad our wits pretty well I shai pened for this was dangerous ground j when about midway in that haunt of I piiates. we saw, t-hooting out from tbe 1 shwlic-r of a bold promontory, some four or five miles away, three heavy junks. l"Lo wind was against them, but with their long sweeps heavily manned, showed j that our ship was then aim. The brass pteces comprising our battery wire got ready and loaded, and the small arms placed w here we could easily reach them. This done, wo wai'ed for the attack. Jack Harte bad been convulsed with laugh ter when told that the pirates were com ing, and calling to his chum, Tom Co litis, had taken him into the galley, whence loud peals of laughter and dense volumes of smoke shoitly afterward issued. Tlio junks came on, tri:i to keep out of teach r our guns by healing directly down ou the bow ; but when they were in close range, the captain suddenly put tbe helm up, and as she paid off, brought the ship's guns to bear. There were thiee rap'd discharges, min gled w ilh savage yells and ei ies, and theu wo saw one oT the junks careen over, and i . ,. ' soon she went down, leaving a mass of ing yellow devils btrtiggling iu the water. The other two came rapidly on and were too near for our next broadside io damage their hulls much, though we knocked over thtir masts, and made bloody woik among theii crews. Ere we could ngn.it. load, Ihey came crashing alongside, their living cargoes climbing ou board, witb w ild yell of Late j "'V.-,' Thev were met. bv a determined resist ance, bui their number must soon bave de cided the bat lie bad not a new ally ap peared to help us. Suddenly above the din T the combat sounded Jack Haite's loud laugh, aud this grew louder and louocr, aud su was joined by howls of pain from the pirates, who seeu.ed tj be Seized with a strange j frenzy ol fear. I Many of them lushed to tbe rail and ' sprang over, unmindful w hether tl.eii junks j were Ihtre or tint, aud louder and uiertier all the while came llartes war-ciy, for such bis lullliter was. We saw that he was flinging a stream ing liquid of some kind on the yellow fas citis, and as we piled out cullasses with I liew roil i fi ire. ne hihiii lino the IfcLr. fln-.--- led. Some of the piiates had managed to i shove ...Tone of the junks, but a couple of j well-directed shots sunk her ere she could go far, and ihe remaining Junk was captured by our crew boarding her in tuin. Thru we learned what it was that Harte had used to sauUetly rout the pirates. He bad saved the grease made by boiling the lik and beef, and expected to sell it in shanghai. When the pnales were ktghted. curious laugh er, winch oue of the piison ers ciptuied said was the song of a demon. s were too much for the piiates, and left vio tory with Fieiy Cixbi; though not ofiea did fate so order things fur very frequent ly did the ships thus assailed remain bloody inizes iu the pii ates bands. j Thus Jack Harte' s laughter proved a j beip to us in our boar oi itcea, and it was J tiuly h who defeated tbe pirates ou that ' memorable occasion. An irascible old gentleman, who holds the posit ion of justice of the ieace, was re- ceiltly aecosied in the street by a youth in ; a manner 'thai did hvA come up to his bouoi' idea of iesict due him. "Young mnn," 'said he "I line Jon five dollars for ! coiitrir-pt i f court." "Y by, Judge," SAit theoflouder'you'reuot iutessioii." "This 1 court," replied the judge, thoroughly iril ! ta ed, "is always in session, and co sa qutuily alwak au objtel ul cor.UuipUn A on
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